Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

1872 reviews

nico_suave's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Trauma porn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

ella_ke_reads's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

paigem425's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 88%

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This book was really good and interesting, I just couldn’t handle how dark it was. I’m hoping to pick the series back up when I’m feeling more mentally prepared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War

m3gh's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Blood, Murder, War

Moderate: Addiction, Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit

rachelemiller's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

agsouders's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is a terribly wonderful reflection of the pressures and actions committed in a time of war. But PLEEEASE, if you are uncomfortable with war time atrocities be mindful reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War

During the last third of the book, that characters learn of an attack on a city. That is where most of the content warnings/triggers occur. Mutilation of men, women, and children is described in terrible detail. The rest of the book is fairly tame compared to this part

christoco's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

deedubb's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Almost 5 stars!! I loved it! Loved the ending! I love the characters! Got super dark and graphic. There were some spots that were slow for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

erinmasterson's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying

hleever's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War